Marketleverage Ad Network Does Marketing Right
If you read my blog you’ll know I think most ad networks marketing and sales teams suck! They do. Except this new ad network called Marketleverage.com. Note: I’m talking about their marketing prowess only; I have no idea if they are a worthy network to promote yet. (Note, if you’re going to sign up and find out, ask for Kyle McCall as your aff manager). It’s funny how this little upstart company is EATING THE LUNCH of the big ad networks. I mean, they... Read More »
Watch Me Dance & Learn How To Make $50
Check out my fly dance moves in the video below. You just got served? Not quite. Anyway, the video is fun, and more importantly, the message is funner. Shawn and Missy own a site called WeViews.tv where they review products on video. I did a few video reviews for them and they’re looking for more. Even better, they’re paying $50 for a review. That is one awesome deal. So look around your house for stuff you have and get reviewing for some cold hard cash! By the... Read More »
My Post-It Note Story, Attention = Success
The video below is all about getting attention to create opportunity, or revenue, or whatever it is that you’re looking to do. It’s a story about how I used a stack of yellow post-it notes to get offered a job. You should appreciate the middle part of this video where I post the notes all over my face for comedy effect. The point is… you can get a lot in this world if you can get someone’s attention. Anyone can do it. You just have to not be afraid... Read More »
Does Your Brand Have A Jingle?
Watch video below to see the world premier of my new Daily Flip jingle! I’ve always wanted a cheesy jingle. You know, like the ones you see on late night TV from the used car salesman in your town? Or the windows/garage door/plumber, etc…? You know what I’m talking about. They produce these seemingly low-quality, yet, extremely catchy jingles that they run on radio and TV over, and over, and over… Until it’s hammered into your brain. Hey, it... Read More »
I Want To Switch To A Mac
For years I’ve been working on PC’s. I actually started my computer life on Apple’s way back before the Internet. I loved working on old Mac’s back in the day. But then, everyone I knew in “business” made the switch to PC’s and so did I. Over that time, the Mac’s got way better. So now I’m ready to switch back. Here’s a little video I did where I talk about the reasons I want to finally switch back to a Mac. ... Read More »
Are You Awesome? You Can Be!
I’m bringing back a few videos from waaaaayyy back in the day. August 2006 to be exact. We did these videos on Awesome Dave’s Mac. It was my first exposure to creating online videos and I realize now that these videos are a huge reason I pursued moving to video. So much fun. So what is this all about? Me and my buddy Dave created the Awesome Million, where anyone, or anything, can become really awesome! It’s free, so go get yourself awesome today! By the... Read More »
Get Attention with SendaBall.com
Nowadays we all need to find new ways to get attention in order to stand out and get what we want. I review a unique business idea called SendaBall.com (affiliate link) that I think anyone can use to get attention in a cost-effective way. Use it to get the attention of a potential employer, or a big customer. Why Send A Card When You Can Send A BALL YouTube link: Get Attention with SendaBall.com. ... Read More »
SomethingStore.com - Creative Ideas Get Noticed
Note: This is the first beta version of the Daily Flip web show. It’s… meh. It will get better (I hope). Thoughts you’d like to share? Short enough? Boring? I have a face for radio? Lay it on me. SomethingStore.comUploaded by jimkukral Sponsor the Daily Flip!$10.00 For One Week! The SomethingStore.com website is a unique idea that I love. You order “something” for 10 bucks, and they send you “something”. I got a remote control... Read More »
Lease Your Blog, Make Money?
Pretty smart idea coming from the Creative Weblogging team. Lease your blog! Found over at BlogHerald. Chock this one up as another creative online marketing idea that impressed me. If you think leasing was only for cars, buildings and office space, think again. You can now lease your blog to Creative Weblogging. This could be a good alternative to selling blogs outright, or applying for a blogging position with a blog network. The arrangement is basically for CW to market... Read More »
What Do Your Customers Really Want?
There’s an amazing guest post up over at Problogger.net from Dean Rieck. The Secret Motivations that Drive Your Customers A MUST read. Enjoy. But if you’re selling things, offering services, or even just placing ads on your blog, you’re running a business. And if you’re running a business, you DO have customers. So in order to maximize the income your blog produces, you have to understand what your customers really want I’ve been studying customer psychology... Read More »
I Want To Be Gary Vaynerchuk
Forget the wine. I know nothing about wine. I don’t drink wine. Don’t really even like it unless its got a screw cap and I can buy it at the grocery store every once in a while. So forget wine… I want to be Gary Vaynerchuk because… Well, I don’t really want to be him, but I want to be able to entertain like him. I want to be able to engage my readers and viewers like he does. I want to be able to get them to participate and crave my content... Read More »
SomethingStore.com - A Creative Idea I Wish I Thought Of!
You know me. I’m always up to some kind of wacky, fun, creative idea. That’s why I’m impressed with a new site/product I found today called SomethingStore.com. SomethingStore is a fun new website that operates quite simply: We will send you something, selected randomly among many things from our inventory for $10 (free shipping) and you will find out what your something is when you receive it. So, what will yours be? This is awesome. I ordered “something”... Read More »
Best Online Video Ever?
Sam pointed me to Valleywag. Read More →
The Best Marketing Book I Ever Read
Perhaps THE greatest book I ever read on the subject of marketing is called Marketing Outrageously by Jon Spolestra. If you haven’t read the book, go ahead and buy it and take the Kukral guarantee with it. If you don’t find it amazing, send it to me and I’ll give you your money for it. I’ll just give it to one of my friends. I’m serious, buy the book. Anyway, if you read the book, and you’re like me, then you’ll also be like me when... Read More »
You Have Ideas, Can You Spread Them?
Seth Godin has been a major influence on my marketing. The guy gets it, on many levels. I was just reading one of my favorite sites at Robin Good’s MasterNewMedia.org, where he features some advice from Seth. Can you get your ideas to spread or not? He asks. With people having less and less time available while products, services and choices keep increasing in number, the typical choice is to ignore ordinary stuff. People want something special. Something that stands... Read More »
Blogrush Proves A Brilliant Marketing Effort Will Always Win
This whole Blogrush situation just fascinates me, and I’m sorry to keep blogging about it, but I LOVE good marketing and buzz, and John Reese and Blogrush deliver. Case in point, what we’re seeing now is the sliding scale of backlash coming back about the product. Particularly, we’re seeing the guys who have had traffic exchanges for years come out of the woodwork saying stuff like “I did it already, and you just copied it, etc…” Check... Read More »
If Blogrush Proves Anything It’s That Bloggers Are Desperate
So now we’re starting to see results back from bloggers about how/if Blogrush is “working” for them. I have to admit, I’m hearing and reading that some are very happy with the return of “traffic” they’re getting, and not just the bigger bloggers, but it’s still early. Again, as I said before, I could be wrong. I just might be on this one. Note: The idea of Blogrush didn’t bite me, it was the marketing speak that did. Anyway… Looking... Read More »
How To Sell Ads On Your Blog Even With Hardly Any Traffic - A Step-By-Step Guide
I really don’t want to keep harping on Blogrush. I don’t hate it at all, and I’m not trying to scare anyone… I just think it won’t work for the majority of my low-traffic blogging brethren. Time will tell. But rather than keeping bitching about my opinion of it, I’d rather help you, the low-traffic blogger who isn’t making any buck with your blog, with a few better ways/ideas to make some money with your blog. Here’s my first... Read More »
Cnet Misses The Point About Conversational Marketing
Cnet misses the point, completely. Who asked marketers to join readers online?… I’m suspicious when the “conversation” is initiated by the marketer and not the consumer. I got news for you. The consumers asked for the marketers to do this. No, they demanded they do it. And it’s working for both parties. I can’t help but view conversational marketing as a thinly veiled attempt by the ad industry to insinuate itself into the popular social... Read More »
Are You Awesome? You Can Be!
Visit www.awesomemillion.com to make yourself awesome! Want to know more about it? Here’s a few videos Dave and I did last year promoting it. The short intro version… The long version… Read More →
